build_shell

Builds shell scripts that execute Dart snapshots (from build_vm_compilers).

Rationale

This package alleviates an inconvenience - at this point in time, even though you can build .dill files via package:build_vm_compilers, those files are placed in the cache, rather than in your actual project. So, actually running them becomes a little more complex.

This tool just creates shell scripts to let you run them. This way, your script only has to be compiled once, leading to faster startup times.

Installation

In your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  build_shell: ^1.0.0
dev_dependencies:
  build_runner: ^1.0.0

Usage

Simply run:

pub run build_runner build.

You'll then see a .sh and .bat file generated for every Dart script with a main method.